Like The Black Diamonds, it uses a medieval, Arabian Nights – like setting, and the Arabian Nights, like the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and the works of Edgar Allan Poe, are known to have strongly influenced Smith's early writing, as did William Beckford's Vathek.

* Clark Ashton Smith: Poems — A collection of Clark Ashton Smith's early poetry.

Patti Smith's newest album, Banga ( Believe or explode ), was released in early June 2012 with critical acclaim.

The film contains explicit sexual dialogue, and was originally inspired by a brief scene from an early movie by a friend of Smith's.

Captain John Smith's early map of Virginia testifies that the present area of Colonial Heights included the principal town of the Appamattuck subtribe, led by their weroance, Coquonasum, and his sister, Oppussoquionuske.

He purchased Soapy Smith's saloon ( Jeff Smith's Parlor ), from going the way of the wrecking ball, and placed many early artifacts of the city's early history inside and opened Skagway's first museum.

The architect George Washington Smith is noted particularly for his residences around Montecito, and for popularizing the Spanish Colonial Revival style in early 20th century America, as is Lutah Maria Riggs, who started as a draftsman in Smith's firm, rose to partner, and later started her own firm.

" The Melody Makers Ian Birch recognised the Banshees ' influence on Smith's band early on, comparing The Cure ’ s 1978 debut single Killing An Arab favourably to Siouxsie's Hong Kong Garden ( released a few short months earlier ).

Along with the Banshees, early Cure gigs from 1978-1979 supporting post-punk bands such as Wire and Joy Division also influenced Robert Smith's shift in musical direction from The Cure's 1979 album Three Imaginary Boys to 1980's sophomore effort Seventeen Seconds.

" However, while The Crawley Goat Band may have been Smith's first regular group, he would have been just thirteen when he and his Notre Dame schoolmates gave their first one-off performance together as The Obelisk ; an early incarnation of what would eventually become The Cure.

The sombre mood of these early albums, along with Smith's on-stage persona, cemented the band's " gothic " image.

William Clayton, Smith's scribe, recorded early polygamous marriages in 1843, including unions between Smith and Eliza Partridge, Emily Partridge, Sarah Ann Whitney, Helen Kimball and Flora Woodworth.

* " Snowball Effect ", a 90-minute retrospective documentary for Clerks that focuses on Smith's early inception of the film, the process of making and distributing and finally, the reaction and response to the film from critics and fans.

Two episodes aired on the ABC network ( a subsidiary of the Disney company, which also owns Miramax Films, the studio which released many of Smith's films, including Clerks ) in late May / early June 2000 before being pulled from the lineup.

A record from Agent Smith's file on Anderson displaying basic facts about Anderson including his birthday and his early history.

In its early days, because of its long runway enabling safe takeoff rolls for fuel-heavy aircraft, Oakland was the departing point of several historic flights, including Charles Kingsford Smith's historic US-Australia flight in 1928, and Amelia Earhart's final flight in 1937.

Other early BMP campaigns included the Cresta bear (" it's frothy, man "), Hofmeister bear, the Humphreys, and John Smith's Arkwright-all stemming from the brain of creative director John Webster.

This story, incorporated into Stephenson Percy Smith's " Great Fleet " hypothesis, was widely believed during the early 20th century.

Though Smith had described other visions, the First Vision was essentially unknown to early Latter Day Saints ; Smith's experience did not become important in the Latter Day Saint movement until the early-20th century, when it became the embodiment of the Latter Day Saint restoration.

Largely through Joseph F. Smith's influence, Smith's 1838 account of the First Vision became part of the canon of the LDS Church in 1880 when the faith canonized Smith's early history as part of the Pearl of Great Price.

However, Southwood Smith's experimental efforts at mummification, although technically successful, left the head looking distastefully macabre, with dried and darkened skin stretched tautly over the skull.

For Smith's efforts regarding sustainability, the institution earned a grade of " A -" on the " College Sustainability Report Card 2010 " administered by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.

The exact phrase is used just three times in Smith's writings, but has come to capture his important claim that individuals ' efforts to maximize their own gains in a free market benefits society, even if the ambitious have no benevolent intentions.

Despite Smith's efforts, Oxford was relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1993 – 94 season, with just four wins in the last eleven games.

In Madison's April 1811 “ Memorandum on Robert Smith ” the president offered a laundry list of Smith's shortcomings: he questioned Smith's loyalty ; he found Smith's diplomatic correspondence wanting ; he had been indiscreet in conversations with the British ; and he had opposed the Administration's efforts to secure concessions from Britain and France by limiting trade.

Smith's seventeen year administration made efforts toward improving the Church's damaged relationships with the federal government and related issues dealing with the Church's financial situation.

Perhaps annoyed at her depiction in the novel, Stevie Smith wrote what Manning described as a " bitchy review "; the two great friends barely spoke thereafter, despite Smith's efforts at a rapprochement.

Some non-Mormon scholars have also signaled their appreciation of the significance of the Joseph Smith's translation efforts in light of ancient documents.

Smith's efforts delayed the US forces from reaching Utah in 1857, forcing them to winter at Fort Bridger, Wyoming.

He also rebuffed Smith's efforts to have him retain Moses as Secretary of State, although he could not remove him from the park posts.

The film is a love story set in the 1970s, showing Vince Smith's efforts to date his office colleague Joanna Robinson.

However, it turns out that Trapper and Yapper are more of a hindrance to Ranger Smith's efforts than a help.

Once the 53rd United States Congress convened, Smith's time was consumed by lobbying for statehood and performance of routine efforts.

Most of Smith's efforts during the term went towards Arizona's campaign for statehood.

The collapse instead appeared to have been caused by a lack of sleep the night before, caused by Smith's last minute lobbying efforts, and the exertion of his speech.

Great progress was made in the field of aviation during the 1920s and 1930s, such as Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight in 1927, and Charles Kingsford Smith's transpacific flight the following year.

Dallas stormed right back with a Boniol field goal, and a record 99-yard drive to score on Smith's 1-yard touchdown run, giving them a 24 – 17 halftime lead.

Great progress was made in the field of aviation during the 1920s and 1930s, such as Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight in 1927, and Charles Kingsford Smith's transpacific flight the following year.

In a game at Fenway Park, he hit a line drive which struck the center field wall 390 feet from home plate and bounced into Reggie Smith's glove before Howard had even reached first base.

One of his most memorable calls came in the 1925 Series, when Earl Smith's long fly ball to right field in Game 3 reached Washington outfielder Sam Rice's glove just as he fell over the wall into the outfield bleachers.

Smith's stereotypical Englishness spawned several amusing anecdotes: while fielding at slip for the Hollywood Club, he dropped a difficult catch and ordered his English butler to fetch his spectacles ; they were brought on to the field on a silver platter.

Early in the first quarter, Smith's 65-yard run set up an Eddie Murray field goal.

Later on, Smith's 46-yard reception set up a 20-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter, increasing their lead to 10-0.

This came in the 1920s, when classic female blues singers like Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Mamie Smith grew very popular ; the first hit of this field was Mamie Smith's " Crazy Blues ".